Typical IRS. I owed them money and they swiped it direct from my bank. According to their “schedule” they should have direct deposited over a week ago. Their handy-dandy little calculator doesn’t have any information so I’m guessing the morons are going to the expense of printing a check.

I get the following….
“We are sorry. Specific information about your Stimulus payment is not available.”
Thanks, Uncle Sam! ‘preciate it.
I HAVE heard that if you had a fee taken out of your refund (H&R Block for me), then you will get it mailed. What a load of crap. I guess I should check back a week before it should be mailed?

This is a major fuck up! I am a 22-year-old college student who works in the summer. My parents claim me as a dependent because I do not make enough money to qualify as an independent household. However, since I’m over 18 and they claim me as a dependent neither my parents nor I get the stimulus money.
I wonder how many other “semi-independent” young people are not getting anything.

Now, here’s the best part that many have overlooked. Apparently, if the household income after all deductions and allowances was low enough to be free of the income tax burden, the household would receive $300 per dependent including the head of the household. Which basically means that low-income families or self-employed people who do not make much money get screwed over again by getting only the half that everyone else is getting. Republican economics makes no sense: they don’t give free money to the people who are the most likely to spend it!
I love the U.S.A.!

@wolny: I’m in the same situation. As a 19 year old college student I only worked during the summer last year. Now I actually live alone, in another state away from my parents, but yet I’m still a “dependent” of my parents but I live in an entirely different state on my own. I guess I’m one of those “semi-independent” people.

@ChChChacos: Well, technically, I attend college in a different state and I even rent an apartment. At the same time, retain my “original” state of residence for some benefits to my parents while I work and pay taxes in the state where I go to school.
In situations like these, I get jealous of Europe where they have a huge all-European Student Union that makes sure that students get equal benefits as independent adults.

My wife and I owe quite a bit of money to the IRS for last year and we keep getting different answers. Are we getting this money or is the IRS taking it and applying it to what we owe? Majority of people tell me they’ll be applying it to what we owe but I haven’t gotten a definitive answer. Anyone know?

Looks like I’m getting mine on Friday. It will be going to a vacation I planned pre-rebate…in Mexico. But because I’m using it for discretionary items in Mexico, I’m still fueling the US indirectly, right? Because it’s a global economy? I’m guessing that’s not what Bush had in mind.

If you owed taxes this year and paid by direct debit, most likely you will be getting a paper check. :/ Turns out even though they have your bank routing number, they will not use it for direct deposit.

Also, if you go to their “Where’s my Stimulus Check?” website, the stupid thing will tell you you’re entering the wrong information. But, if you look further, actually, it’s because it won’t actually have the information until your check has been scheduled, which is about a week before the date on the table. So, that website will be useless until about a week before that date. Useless… that is just not surprising.

@zentex: Unfortunately, republicans are the reason for the fuck up. Democrats wanted a bit too much, but the donkeys cut it down shafting the poorest population. That’s the worst wolf in a sheep’s clothing I have seen.

Okay — so who knows for sure that this Where’s my Stimulus Check – is a real IRS site?! I was on the stimulus page at irs.gov and can’t find a link to this page at all — the menu is different, as well as the URL. The actual IRS site says to call with questions and has a chart as to when the check will be “transmitted”. I would be VERY CAUTIOUS about putting your ssn# in here. It could be an insanely easy way to get your identity…. and to see when the check arrives you should only have to enter the last 2 numbers (that is what it is based on) There should be no reason to enter all the numbers!! Please beware — and if you have already entered your number here you may want to call the IRS to see if this is legit — or call and put a block on your credit reports (I think you can do for $5 at each reporting agency) so no one can open a new account under your name/identity. Ahh!! Never enter your SSN online!!!

Looks like because I used H&R (I didn’t want to) I have to wait for the mail. Although I didn’t get a “Rapid Refund” they still had their routing and account number on my return and gave me the money a couple weeks later.

I’ll be excited to see any stimulus at all, but I highly doubt the efficiency of this process and the ability of the government to realize that they owe me $600.
I expect to be on the phone with them for half of June and July. If I don’t come back, call the police.

I’ve done some searching on this while at work and I’m really mad at the whole situation. If you used H & R Block or a similar tax preparation service that allows you to get their fees deducted from your return, you will get a paper check.

Because the funds are first routed to SBB&T, then to your bank, the IRS doesn’t have your account info. I’ll likely get a paper check, in June, for what I was supposed to have gotten.

But the government gave all this hype that it was “$600 per person blah blah” and then put their hand over their mouth and said “up to” real quietly. The people rejoiced when it passed quickly, and then felt remorse when they saw the fine print.

“Let’s get the public hyped up and then quietly say the gotcha! oh! and lets give more money to the people that don’t really need it”

I’m confused. So is the IRS going to attempt to deposit to SBB&T several tries and then cut me a check on May 9th? Or, as the phone system so politely put it to me, will I get a paper check in the mail?

@asimonson: So what’s the worst that can happen? A random website collects a bunch of nine digit numbers that can’t be correlated to a name, address, phone number, etc. and at best they might capture an IP address which for most of us is just temporary. Quit worrying. The check is in the mail.

Crap! I’m only getting $300 too! I was under the impression I was getting $600…
More fun being half 1099 half W2…
GRR!!!
Not to mention, can someone explain to me WHY do I only get $300? I made more than 3k? WTF?

@veronykah: While I can’t explain it without knowing your exact circumstances, you have to have tax liability equal to the size of the rebate to get more. The payment you get for an individual is equal to your net income tax liability with a minimum payment of $300, and a max of $600.

So to get the full $600, you had to owe $600 or more in taxes throughout the year. If you owed between $0 and $300, you only get $300. This is your total taxes owed, not your unpaid taxes at the end of the year.

@Hijakk: The “newsletter” IRS sent out reads, “Your stimulus payment is your net income tax liability up to $600 (or $1200 for joint filers). However, generally your stimulus payment will not be less than $300 ($600 for joint filers).

Basically, only those who owed more than $600 in taxes will get the full $600 (or $1200).

I don’t believe that person is correct. I have had the same bank account for the past 15 years, and have had refunds direct deposited for the last 4 or so. This is the first year I have had direct debit. I did not get a direct deposit, so I assume we are getting a paper check.

Did not get my payment as on IRS Schedule. After 2 1/2 hours on hold with H&R Block, was informed that because I had H&R Block take out my fees, the routing number given the IRS was theirs, then they dumped the balance into my checking acct. I am supposed to get a paper check between May 30-June 6, according to H&R Block… Just thought I would share so no one else had to sit on hold with H&R Block for 2 1/2 hours!

so some ARE receiving paper checks? i can’t even get info on the website or the phone. I am totally confused. This whole SS thing seems to be a scam. I’m reading and hearing of people w/ss#’s (last 2) near mine that have received a paper check or have at least received check info on the website but i get squat. what is the deal?

i think its crap that if you filed thru H&R block and paid a fee, the payment will be made by paper check and not direct deposit…FYI, i filed mine online thru TAXACT with direct deposit, it was free and got my stimulus payment on time in my bank…try it next year

What gets my goat is that the government has decided that I made too little income to qualify for a check. Aren’t I the exact type of person who needs that check more? I’m not a couch potato – I work very hard and am well educated but work in the arts. How ridiculous is this whole stupid stimulus plan if it doesn’t help the people who need it most?!